James Baldwin Movies
- 2017
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro7.72017HD
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the...
- 2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues6.92022HD
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...
- 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk6.9332018HD
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
- 2023
James Baldwin Abroad
James Baldwin Abroad102023HD
Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...
- 1985
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty6.71985HD
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...
- 2022
Brother, Where Are You?
Brother, Where Are You?102022HD
Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'
- 2010
Public Speaking
Public Speaking72010HD
A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous...
- 1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain51985HD
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both...
- 1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1.51989HD
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...
- 2021
Madonna: Madame X
Madonna: Madame X7.52021HD
Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal, the film captures the pop icon’s rare and rapturous tour performance, hailed by sold out theatrical audiences...
- 1971
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris7.11971HD
In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his...
- 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis71970HD
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...
- 2018
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!72018HD
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...
- 2020
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade02020HD
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European...
- 2021
i ran from it and was still in it
i ran from it and was still in it62021HD
I ran from it and was still in it poetically interweaves personal family memories with original and found footage to offer a more complex portrait of...
- 2017
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd02017HD
"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.
- 1968
Baldwin's Nigger
Baldwin's Nigger6.61968HD
James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.
- 1962
James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village
James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village01962HD
James Baldwin, a stranger in a Swiss village in 1962, reflects on ordinary and universal racism.
- 1982
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I Heard It Through the Grapevine01982HD
Renowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and...
- 2018
Target: St. Louis Vol. 1
Target: St. Louis Vol. 102018HD
TARGET ST. LOUIS Vol. 1© tells the story of how the United State Military conducted secret chemical testing on citizens of St. Louis's...